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The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Gampaha· 8 November 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Grant by Asian Development Bank to Colombo Municipal Council (Q.739/2025)

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Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government for details of an Asian Development Bank grant to the Colombo Municipal Council for improving Colombo’s sewerage system. He sought the total grant amount, the amount utilized, whether any unutilized funds had been deposited in a council account, the value of such funds, and what action would be taken regarding them.

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¶ 01 GRANT BY ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO COLOMBO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: DETAILS (Question No. 739/2025)

¶ 02 asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government:

¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the amount that has been granted by the Asian Development Bank to the Colombo Municipal Council for the improvement of the sewerage system in the City of Colombo and the amount that has been utilized, out of the said grant by now, separately; (ii) whether he is aware that a portion of the funds granted by the Asian Development Bank has not been utilized and has instead been deposited in an account by the Colombo Municipal Council; (iii) if so, the said amount; and (iv) the measures that will be taken in this regard? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Saturday, 8 November 2025 ·No. 22727 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 November 2025. No. 22727. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6428